Mike Dilger ☑️ on Nostr: Let me put a more rational answer here. Some time ago, a woman in Iran was stoned for ...

Let me put a more rational answer here.

Some time ago, a woman in Iran was stoned for not wearing a head dress. People in the West think that is how Iran rolls. The truth is many women don't wear anything on their heads, and it was news only because it was wildly out of the ordinary. But the West uses shit like that to make you think Iran is bad.

Don't confuse what some people in Iran say about wiping Israel off the map or the US Great Satan... with what the diplomatic official positions of Iran are. There are always crazy people saying extreme things, and they don't represent Iran. Iran has always been very logical and reasonable in it's diplomatic actions and foreign relations. They only recently threatened to attack American bases IF America attacked them. I'm not aware of any other threats against the US from Iran (other than the half-cocked statements of individuals which are all over the map, you must understand).

Also people think Iran wants to wipe out the Jews. But there are more than 9,000 jews living peacefully in Iran and they are not only respected, they have a say in government.

Iran and it's proxies have clearly expressed why Israel has been attacked by it's proxies for decades now. and that is in support of autonomy for the Palestinians. And they have proven they aren't lying. Every time there is a ceasefire with Hamas, all the proxies of Iran stop too. Everytime the ceasefire breaks, the proxies resume. They are enacting a cost to Israel's genocide of Palestinians so that hopefully Israel stops doing it. They haven't stopped, they are instead choosing to pay the cost.

Now you can technically call that terrorism. That is correct. Using violence or threats of it to try to change a government's policy is the definition of terrorism. But then you must admit that Israel and the US are using terrorism as much or more than Iran's proxies are.

Now you might think I'm anti-semetic. But almost all the people I listen to on social media (X, YouTube) are Jews. Go figure. There is quite a logical difference between being against the policies and actions of the state of Israel as lead by Netanyahu and his Likud party, and hating on Jewish people.

That being said, all believers in God are suspect to me. Jews, Christians, Muslims, I find them all dangerous due to the fact that they show themselves highly deluded. Delusions can make people do illogical things, and illogical people are unpredictable. That makes them dangerous.